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I wanted to do something special for my mom's birthday, so I thought why not crochet her a gift? I decided to make her a classic teddy bear holding a flower pot. Sounds pretty ambitious huh? For someone who just started on the hobby. But like Tony Stark said, "Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk." Inspiring words. Hehehe! ^^

Materials:Monaco Yarn Shade #19 - Raincoat (5-6 skeins)Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm)Small black buttonsBlack threadFiberfill stuffing
As you have noticed I used Black crochet thread instead of the usual embroidery floss. Well, I found that it embroiders better and easier to stitch on compared to the latter. Of course that's just me. Use whatever you think works for you. ^^

The pattern suggests to make only six flowers for each shade, but I added a few more since I felt it didn't completely cover all the spaces.
The French knot was quite a challenge and I would've gone through with it if I wasn't that much pressed in time. I decided to just embroider asterisks things in the middle instead. It was a far cry from the French knot but hey, I'd say it turned out pretty snazzy. ^^

If you're wondering how I attached the flowers... I used glue. As in super strength glue to keep it all together. I could've sewn everything up but time really hated me that much. Hehehe! ^^ So after less than two weeks, I was able to finish the teddy bear and flower pot exactly on my mom's birthday. Yey for me!!! ^^ Although the night before I had to pull an all nighter with less than 3 hours of sleep and office the next day at 6 a.m. sharp. Migraine? Miraculously not much.Of course there were some errors here and there. It would be a miracle if it hadn't. But it's still such an achievement if I might say. Anyway my mom didn't mind if it wasn't perfect, she loved it nonetheless and that's all that matters. ^^Disclaimer: Some of the images are not mine and can be searched online

About the Author

Duchess Gala Belmanoir is a fictional character created by Krys M. Flamiano, a fan of the historical romance novel "The Black Moth", written by Georgette Heyer. She was created to be Tracy Belmanoir's love interest and better half. A mysterious young woman with dark hair and crimson, bright eyes that captures the heart of the scandalous duke of Andover. No one exactly knows the truth to her past, but be assured that it is as colorful as the art she creates.